Daniel Robbins sits down with CBS News contributor and Do Good Crew founder David Begnaud to explore how storytelling can become real world action. David shares the teacher who changed his life with one question, how covering Hurricane Maria reshaped his view of journalism, and why he left the disaster cycle to build a mission driven media company focused on shared humanity. They also unpack why trust is becoming the most valuable asset in an AI era and how vulnerability is the storytelling advantage most people avoid
Apr 2
32 min
Daniel Robbins sits down with Thomas Aronica, founder and CEO of Biller Genie, to unpack how a decade of hearing “why do I have to do the work twice” turned into a fintech that automates accounts receivable for businesses. Thomas shares how the idea sparked from years building payments infrastructure for software companies and seeing SMBs struggle to connect payments to QuickBooks. They also dive into the brutal founder moments behind the scenes, including raising money right as COVID hit and being 90 minutes from not making payroll before an investment landed.
Apr 1
19 min
Daniel Robbins talks with creator Gabriel DeSanti, who’s building the world’s longest resume by job shadowing real workers and documenting what careers actually look like. Gabriel shares the most intense job he’s done, cleaning a hoarding apartment in a hazmat suit while roaches fell from the ceiling, and explains why the series is really about the people behind the work. They also break down how he built his voice after a decade of experimentation, why brand deal income is a roller coaster, and how his new startup Staj turns job shadowing into a marketplace so anyone can test a career before committing years to it.
Mar 31
27 min
Daniel Robbins interviews British fashion designer Georgie Crossley, founder of GeeGee Collection, on how she bootstrapped a handmade womenswear brand during COVID using Instagram promotions, friends as models, and relentless obsession with craft. Georgie explains why fast fashion pushed her toward traditional artisanship, how physical retail creates a deeper customer connection than e commerce, and why she has chosen slow growth over outside funding so she can protect quality, individuality, and control of the brand’s direction.
Mar 30
22 min
Daniel Robbins sits down with bestselling author Nir Eyal to unpack why limiting beliefs feel like facts and how they quietly drive anxiety, procrastination, and self sabotage. Nir explains the difference between facts, faith, and beliefs, why the brain is wired for safety not flourishing, and how labels can become limits that shape behavior and even biology. They walk through Daniel’s real time spiral around business uncertainty, and Nir teaches a practical method to catch the fear early and replace it with a more useful belief tool.
Mar 27
30 min
Daniel Robbins sits down with Alex Blackwood, co founder and CEO of mogul, to unpack how fractional residential real estate investing is opening the institutional playbook to everyday investors. Alex explains why AI cannot magically “find deals” when the best real estate data is gated and messy, but why agentic workflows can compress closing operations from twenty hours a week to thirty minutes. They also dive into looming wealth transfer, supply constraints, and why mogul positions itself as a transparent, high conviction platform where investors can buy shares in homes, earn dividends, and participate in appreciation.
Mar 26
27 min
Daniel Robbins sits down with David Walsh, founder and CEO of Limelight, to break down the rise of B2B creator partnerships and why LinkedIn is becoming the highest leverage channel for founders and brands. David shares how building in public drove roughly 90 percent of Limelight’s revenue, why most creators price wrong because LinkedIn is still the wild west, and what brands actually want from creators right now. They also go deep on marketplace cold start, why top of funnel storytelling matters more than selling, and how Limelight aims to become the system of record for B2B creator programs.
Mar 25
25 min
Daniel Robbins sits down with Kandace Swaisland to challenge the most common entrepreneurship myth: that scaling means growing as fast as possible. Kandace argues scaling really means doing more with less, and that sustainable growth is about credibility, systems, and readiness for the barriers that show up later, especially compliance and governance requirements. The conversation dives into why digital transformation fails when companies skip strategy and process mapping, why software amplifies chaos, and how Kandace helps small to mid-sized businesses break through structural and compliance barriers to win enterprise clients and larger contracts.
Mar 24
27 min
Daniel Robbins sits down with Deepali Vyas to unpack why “performance problems” are often fit problems, and why the most dangerous leader is the “almost right” one. Deepali breaks down talent market fit as the alignment between a person’s wiring and a company’s stage, pressure, and reality, not the résumé or big brand logo. They also go deep on the future of work, from portfolio careers and fractional leadership to why most companies are skipping the ROI layer of AI adoption and will likely overhire after they overcut.
Mar 24
26 min
Daniel Robbins sits down with Dr. Bryce Appelbaum to unpack a performance lever most people ignore: the eye brain connection. Dr. Bryce explains that vision is not just about seeing letters on a chart, it is how the brain processes focus, tracking, and convergence, and it impacts reading, sports, productivity, and even sleep. He shares practical habits and exercises you can start immediately, including a near far focus drill to delay bifocals, plus how ScreenFit helps people reduce symptoms from heavy screen use.
Mar 23
24 min
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